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June 02, 2009

Grand Summer Gazebo 2.0

This past weekend we put up the new canopy on our Grand Summer Gazebo. There was no problems putting it up and it fits like a charm.

The key thing to keep in mind is to not put the top (Small Canopy) on all the way. You'll need to maneuver the bottom part (Large Canopy) over the top. Its a little hard to explain but once you put the canopy on it makes sense.

Here's some Pictures of our Grand Summer Gazebo.

This is what it looked like last year:

This is what it looks like this year:

This is related to the Grand Summer Gazebo topic.

May 21, 2009

Energizer Rechargeable Batteries

This morning I purchased some Energizer Rechargeable Batteries (2450 mAh) at CVS in Waltham, Massachusetts. I paid $12.99 for the four pack. That comes to about $3.25 a battery.

I was surprise that I wasn't really able to find them much cheaper online. Amazon.com had them for $11.45 plus shipping. I found a few deals on eBay.com but I don't know about the quality of those batteries.

We are going on a trip to LA and Vegas in September and I thought I stock up now on getting batteries for the trip.

Interesting post on Amazon.com: Instead of the Energizer 2500mAh cells, I recommend buying the Rayovac "Hybrid" 2100mAh cells. They have very low self-discharge rate (see my review on "RAYO 4PK AA") and are cheaper than the better-known Sanyo eneloop 2000mAh cells.

I'll have to get Rayovac batteries and try them out.

May 06, 2009

Nikon D700

Check out this clip on Flickr. Looks like the Nikon D700 would be a great camera to use to take photos in the Haunted Mansion.

The only downside to this camera is that it cost about $1,700! There's probably some other camera that can do excellent night mode and has an interval timer.

April 20, 2009

Grand Summer Gazebo

Searching for Sunjoy Canopy to replace our canopy on our Grand Summer Gazebo. There are three companies that offer replacements:

• Garden Winds
• CNDCS Canopy Company
• Monster Marketplace

This was purchased at Sears by the previous owner. The model number for the Sears version of the Grand Summer Gazebo is G-GZ039PST-2.

The CNDCS Canopy Company has the best deal for the replacement. The only downside is that its not in stock, so we have no idea on when we will get it.

Here's information that I found on The SunJoy Company. They don't have a website:

Sunjoy Industries Group Inc
619 Slack St
Steubenville, OH 43952
(866) 578-6569‎

We'll keep you updated on the Canopy replacement status.

November 26, 2008

Economic Crisis

Have you wondered why all of a sudden there's a lot of government bailout information in the news? This is no accident.

The United States government is trying to put some confidence back to the consumers to start spending this holiday season. Black Friday is only a couple of days away, and they are hoping all the good news will save the Christmas season.

Will this work? No one knows. I predict that Black Friday will be big this year, due to all the big deals. I suspect that this year the big deals will be on Flat screen TVs and clothes. Don’t forget to add Circuit City to your shopping list! I'll be looking for great deals on 8GB USB devices.